Tag: Education

College For A Day!

College For A Day!

Have you ever wondered to yourself what college kids are thinking? Now you can find out by being in their shoes for a day. You can be a college student again for a day. Yavapai College will let you do just that on October 21, […]

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Prescott Audubon Society Lecture Series: Birds, Beaches and the Buildings of Belize

Prescott Audubon Society Lecture Series: Birds, Beaches and the Buildings of Belize

Monday, April 4, 2016 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St. Prescott, AZ 86303 Join Eric Moore, avid birdwatcher and owner of Jay’s Bird Barn, for an exciting presentation about his recent trip to Belize where he saw hundreds […]

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Community Nature Study Class

Community Nature Study Class

Join expert presenters eager to share their love of nature, while they guide you through the intriguing and wonderful aspects of the flora, fauna, and geology of the central highlands. These classes are designed for any and all community members who are simply curious about the natural world, and our docents who volunteer as guides in our on-site school programs. Registration required. Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00am – 12:30pm through February.

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Insights to the Outdoors: Adventures in Astronomy

Insights to the Outdoors: Adventures in Astronomy

Check out this special evening presentation with Brian Dewelles and learn all about planets, stars, and constellations through his expert knowledge and amazing mobile planetarium. The planetarium, looking like a giant umbrella, houses the entirety of the night sky and allows everything up there to […]

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Reading by Author Diana Phelps Budden

Reading by Author Diana Phelps Budden

Come to the Highlands Center January 9th, 2016 at 1:00pm for children’s story time. There will be a reading by author Diane Phelps Budden, from her book “Shade: A Story about a Very Smart Raven”, followed by a meeting with Shade the Raven herself and a […]

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Voting for the Prescott United School District

Voting for the Prescott United School District

While voter turnout was low in much of Yavapai County, Prescott voters turned up to have their voices heard this past Tuesday.

The Prescott Unified School District had over 50% of registered voters show up to vote for Tuesday’s election. According to unofficial results released Wednesday, voters cast 20,499 ballots which is more than 55% of the district’s 37,064 registered voters.

“We’re just thrilled that people are exercising their right to vote and having a voice,” Superintendent Joe Howard said. “Our retirement community supports our schools, or this would not have passed.”

The 55% voter participation this week was very similar to Prescott’s city election which had 57% voter turnout and was slightly higher than the November 2013 school district vote which had 53% voter turnout.

According to unofficial results, the outcome of the elections remained unchanged, with 68% support among PUSD voters for the district’s $15 million bond, 63% support for the 4.66% budget override, 81% support for the sale or lease of Miller Valley Elementary School and 71% support for the sale or lease of Washington School. For more information on what these bonds and overrides mean for the students of the Prescott Unified School District, see this article from the Daily Courier.

Written by reporter Les Bowen on Twitter @NewsyLesBowen.

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Editorial: A solid win for Prescott students

Editorial: A solid win for Prescott students

The Daily Courier by Robin Layton, editor The roar was deafening when the results “YES and YES” were shouted out across the room. The crowd gathered Tuesday night at Prescott Crush was awaiting the Prescott Unified School District bond and override election results. They got what they […]

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